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KTS 1, 11 (P360018)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ka 0137

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-la2-hu-um
2. u3 zu-pa2-ma a-na
3. {d}a-<szur>-na-da qi2-bi4-ma
4. a-na ma-la t,up-pi3-im
5. sza ka3-ri-im ki-ma?!
6. 1(u) u4-me la ta-szu-usz
7. a-di2 a-wu-ni-szu-ni
8. isz-ti2 _e2-gal_-lim
9. ni-la2-qe2-u2-ni a-na-kam
10. sza ki-ma szu-ku-bi4-im
11. ka3-ra-am im-hu-ru-ma
12. um-ma szu-nu-ma
reverse
1. a-szur3-na-da
2. a-na ni-ka3-si2
3. u2-la i-za-az
4. szu-ku-bu-um lu ra-bi4-su2-nu-ma
5. a-szi-2(disz)-a-ti2 ni-isz-ta-la-ma
6. a-na ni-ka3-si2 a-na
7. gam2-ra-tim-ma nu-usz-ra-zi-iz-ka3
8. 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni 6(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim
9. a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im ni!-ta!?-di2
10. 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a-na ku-ta-ni
11. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na
12. szu-ru-tim a-na
13. ni-ka3-si2 ta-sza-kan2
left
1. i-na a-wa#-at# a-lim{ki} sza a-[na]
2. ni-ka3?.si2 i-sza-hu-tu3-ni
3. hu-bu-lam sza ka3-ri-im-ma
(continuation tablet necessary)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: KTS 1, 11

[Lewy1926KTS1] Lewy, Julius. 1926. Die Altassyrische Texte Vom Kültepe Bei Kaisarije. Keilschrifttexte in Den Antiken-Museen Zu Stambul. Konstantinopel: Im Selbstverlage der Antiken-Museen.
history: OAA 1, 100

[Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 67

[Donbaz2015KTS1] Donbaz, Veysel. 2015. “To Remind the Past: KTS I Revisited.” In Cahit Günbattı’ya Armağan. Studies in Honour of Cahit Günbattı, edited by İrfan Albayrak, Hakan Erol, and Murat Çayır, 59–69. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakultesi Yayınları 476. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-coğrafya Fakültesi.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Ka 0137
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:57:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 4: NB: ra-bi-szu-nu

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 11 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360018.

KTS 1, 11 artifact entry (No. P360018). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360018

KTS 1, 11 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360018 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360018
LB  - CDLI:P360018
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - KTS 1, 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360018
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 11 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360018.

KTS 1, 11 artifact entry (No. P360018). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360018

KTS 1, 11 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360018 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360018
LB  - CDLI:P360018
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - KTS 1, 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360018
ER  -